Black Friday Scams, Malware Running Rampant

Published: Nov. 26, 2019, 11 a.m.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday-related scams are nothing new - but researchers warn that this year,  they are seeing an uptick in scams using more sophisticated methods to lure users to hand over their payment data.

A research report released Tuesday by ZeroFOX uncovered some of the threats that attackers are using to tap into the Black Friday shopping craze, including social media scams, domain impersonation scams, and malware.